The prize the epic quest for oil, money, and power /
Winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction, this book is a comprehensive history of one of the commodities that powers the world--oil. Founded in the 19th century, the oil industry began producing kerosene for lamps and progressed to gasoline. Huge personal fortunes arose from it, and whole na...
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Main Author: | Yergin, Daniel. |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Free Press,
1992.
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Physical Description: |
885 pages, xxxii pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
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